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Watch free German movies with English subtitles

In 2014 en 2015 some recent German films can be watched online. And you can watch these popular German movies with English subtitles for free online. We have made a selection of the best legal and free German movies online at the moment. Also some advice for watching movies with German subtitles.

German cinema is perhaps not as hot as French cinema, but there are always a few modern classics appearing yearly. In 2012 this was without a doubt ‘Amour’ by Michael Haneke. These ones are not yet available for free online, but they can be watched in our paid online German film section – with English subtitles of course.

Online English subtitled German cinema via Hulu and Snagfilms

For your US residents Hulu and Snagfilms are exceptionally useful for foreign language cinema. Here is our selection of the very best from Hulu.

Alle Anderen(2010)

Maren Ade is considered to be a the German equivalent of an American mumblecore filmmaker. This interpersonal dram is about a young couple who go on a holiday in the Medditerean, who go through all kinds of relationship issues. Alle Anderen, is a film that makes us very excited about her upcoming 2015 feature Toni Erdmann.

The Things between us(2008)

Most women simply get rid off their husband after they found out he has been visiting prostitutes. In this film a woman decides to explore the mysterious world of brothels and prostitution.

German films via Youtube

How to watch the following free German language movies with subtitles on youtube:

It is rather simple. In most cases the movies will have hardcoded English or German subtitles, in other cases you can select the subtitles you want yourself by clicking on the red ‘cc’ button below the Youtube video. We have currenty removed the links, because we were unsure of copyright infringement. Make sure to check the copyright notice.

Good Bye Lenin!

One of the most popular German movies that can be watched online for free with English subtitles. For everyone new to German cinema, Good Bye Lenin is a great introduction. It teaches you something about the situation during the Cold War, and the subsequent transformation and unification of Germany. In Good Bye Lenin! An East-German boy tries to hide the fall of the Berlin Wall from his ill and fragile mother who just woke up from a coma in 1990. It was nominated for a Golden Globe.

Another Modern German classic from the ninetees online with English subtitles: Lola Rennt

‘Lola Rent’ or ‘Run Lola Run’ is one of our favorite free German movies of the 1990’s. You can watch this German action thriller online now for free. Read about it more in our Best German movies of the last decades section. The quality is not perfect, but it has good hardcoded English subtitles.

Watch Das Leben Der Anderen online for free with English subtitles!

Without a doubt the best German film from between 2000-2010. Even better than ‘Der Untergang’ and ‘Das Weisse Band’. This free German film gives us a great insight into the complex personal relationships in Cold War Germany of 1984. This great film taking place in East-Berlin was awarded with an Oscar.

The very old German sci-fi movie by Karl Hart with Hans Albers – Gold

This old German classic from the 1930’s can be watched online with English subtitles via youtube. Gold is a free German movie in black and white with a sci-fi theme. The main character is played by the then incredibly famous German actor Hans Albers.

If you have more German movies that we can watch for free with English subtitles, please add them in the comment section. We will make them come up nicely. For now find out more about the latest German flicks in German movies of 2015.